Tag: William Ruto
William Ruto wins in Washington – but does Kenya?
Not all Kenyans are enchanted by the prospect of being America’s main partner in sub-Saharan Africa.
Kenyan President William Ruto last week made the first...
Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga decided not to stand in next week's presidential election to avoid defeat rather than for reasons of...
Gunman, police officer killed in attack on Kenya deputy president’s home
A gunman and a police officer were killed in an attack on the home of Kenya's deputy president in the western town...
Kenya will close world’s biggest refugee camp this year
Kenya will close the world's largest refugee camp this year because the facility housing Somalis displaced by decades of war poses an...
ISS: Think again – In adversity there is opportunity for the...
On 4 April, the International Criminal Court (ICC) suffered the most significant setback in its nearly 14 years of existence.
In a...
Kenya’s Ruto says ICC case collapsed because he’s innocent
Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto said on Friday that the International Criminal Court's case against him and broadcaster Joshua Sang collapsed this...
International Criminal Court throws out charges against Kenyan deputy president
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday threw out post-election violence charges against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, giving him a...
Kenya’s Ruto hopes for Hague victory due to lost witness testimony
International judges rule on Friday on the admissibility of witness testimony against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, a decision that could trigger...
International judges urged to throw out Ruto case
Lawyers for Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto asked judges to throw out charges against him at the International Criminal Court on Thursday,...
Hague prosecutors press on with Kenya case after witnesses pull out
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court will focus on weight of evidence to seek a post-election violence conviction against Kenyan Deputy President...
Kenya backs down from threat to leave ICC over Vice-President
Kenya backed down from its threat to quit the International Criminal Court, saying fellow member states had given it the assurances it...
Kenya says ready to leave global court over case against VP
Kenya said on Thursday it was ready to quit the International Criminal Court if it did not get assurances about the handling...
Kenya pursues and kills militants after bus ambush
Kenyan security forces have pursued and killed more than 100 militants and destroyed their camp in Somalia after the ambush of a...
Kenyan suspect fails to block ICC arrest warrant
A Kenyan journalist wanted by the International Criminal Court for trying to bribe witnesses in the prosecution of deputy president William Ruto...
ICC excuses Kenya’s deputy president from big parts of Hague trial
International Criminal Court judges excused Kenyan deputy president William Ruto from large parts of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity...
Hague court judges reject Kenyatta’s bid to stop trial
Judges rejected Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's bid to halt his trial on crimes against humanity, saying his accusations that prosecution witnesses colluded...
International court members agree on trial exceptions for top leaders
The International Criminal Court's member states on Wednesday agreed to changes to the court's trial procedures that could help defuse tensions between...
Judges rule Kenyatta must attend Hague trial unless excused
Kenya's president must request a leave of absence whenever he is unable to attend a session of his trial at the International...
Kenya to demand change to ICC rules over president’s case
Kenya will demand change at the International Criminal Court on Thursday to try to ensure its president does not face charges of...
Africa fails to get Kenya ICC trials deferred at United Nations
An African bid to postpone the International Criminal Court trials of Kenya's president and his deputy failed at the United Nations on...
Kenyan deputy president must attend his trial: ICC judges
Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court unless specifically excused, appeals judges...
African leaders ask U.N. to defer Kenya international criminal trials
The African Union and Kenya asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to defer the trials of Kenya's leaders at the International...
Kenya’s Ruto to cooperate with ICC despite African pressure
Deputy Kenyan President William Ruto said on Tuesday he would continue to cooperate with the International Criminal Court despite a call from...
International court charges Kenyan with bribing witnesses
The International Criminal Court said on Wednesday it had issued an arrest warrant for a Kenyan charged with trying to bribe witnesses...
International court charges Kenyan with bribing witnesses in Ruto case
The International Criminal Court said on Wednesday it had issued an arrest warrant for a Kenyan citizen charged with trying to bribe...
